18 Ridiculous Health Tips Your Mammy Probably Told You

Mammies really are the fountain of all knowledge. They know everything there is to know about everything and they don’t hesitate to give you their opinion – regardless of whether you ask for it or not.

The topic of health seems to be a particular area of expertise among the Irish mother. Our mammies know every symptom of every illness and they can tell you the cure for any kind of ailment. Somehow they know more than even the most seasoned GP.

However, as you get a little older and learn a bit more about the world, you start to realise that your mammy’s advice isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and doesn’t seem to be based on any actual science…

Here are 18 of the most common ‘health tips’ your mammy probably told you as a child:

1. “Ah sure, a glass of flat 7up will settle your stomach.”

2. “Would ye take your coat off you or it’ll be no use to you when you go outside.”

3. “Don’t be sitting on that cold ground or you’ll get a chill in your kidneys!”

4. “You have to starve a fever and feed a cold….Or is it the other way around? Oh, it doesn’t matter. Eat some toast and you’ll feel better.”

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Irish Life Assurance plc is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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